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South Korea strengthens migrant fisher protections. Advocates are not impressed.
SEOUL — At 2 a.m. one night, two Indonesian fishers were gripping a flimsy, makeshift…
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Australia’s new eco police flexes muscles with major wildlife trafficking bust
Australian authorities have disrupted an alleged wildlife trafficking syndicate, uncovering a clandestine operation where…
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Invasive species have more severe environmental impacts in Global South, study finds
The environmental impacts caused by invasive alien species are more severe in poor…
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Did two of the lemurs stolen in Bangladesh end up in India? Officials are investigating
The case of three ring-tailed lemurs, an endangered species, stolen…
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Logging threatens Bornean forest earmarked for Indigenous Peace Park
Part of a forest in Malaysian Borneo that Indigenous communities had envisioned co-managing and self-governing has…
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Fishing in polluted waters
In a remote community in Malaysian Borneo, fishermen are facing an existential threat: their water source is being…
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Despite legacy court case, Zambian Vedanta mine pollution continues
The Zambian government is investigating a chemical spill in its Copperbelt Province allegedly linked to Konkola…
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Africa’s monitored wildlife populations declined 80% since 1970, new report says
Africa’s monitored wildlife populations have declined an average of 80% since 1970, according to…
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Can WarWilding defend Poland’s borders and save Europe’s last ancient forest?
BIAŁOWIEŻA, Poland — Michal Żmihorski, deputy director of the Institute of Environmental Protection, will…
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Arabian Sea humpbacks may be a unique subspecies at risk of extinction
Humpback whales found in the Arabian Sea are likely a distinct subspecies, having…
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Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday…
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‘A few are afraid of the chicks’: Preparing Thailand’s rescued leopard cats for life in the wild
KHON KAEN, Thailand – A wildlife officer holds…
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International pledge to fund forest rights exceeds target, but direct funding remains low
Funders of the $1.7 billion pledge to support Indigenous peoples and local…
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Invading the globe: Bird flu now threatens Australia and Oceania
Like a dark cloud of pestilence spreading across the globe in a science fiction movie,…
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International Whaling Commission rejects push to revive commercial whaling
A push to reopen the door to commercial whaling failed at the recent meeting of the…
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Wild tulips in Central Asia have become rare, expert says
More than half of the world’s wild tulip species assessed so far are threatened with…
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Colombia’s new government backs fracking as debate over energy future heats up
PUERTO WILCHES, Santander – On the banks of Colombia’s largest river, the town…
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Death of anti-plague lab worker in Russia prompts quarantines and international concern
The reported death of a 28-year-old laboratory technician in eastern Siberia has triggered…
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New crocodile species found fossilized in stone used to build Egypt’s Great Sphinx
About 45 million years ago in northern Egypt, a long-snouted crocodile hunted…
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Indigenous activist Kynan Tegar on Indonesia’s fires, and defending the Earth
Indigenous activist and filmmaker Kynan Tegar joins the Mongabay Newscast this week to discuss…
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100 conservation projects are looking for funding after USAID’s closure
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Solar power helps Amazon communities ditch diesel and prepare for El Niño drought
SANTAREM, Brazil (AP) — Off-grid solar power is spreading across Brazil’s Amazon,…
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In Australia’s Wet Tropics, restoration misses the forest for the tree cover
Relics of ancient wet forests stretch across the coast of Queensland state in…
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Science, Indigenous knowledge team up to restore Canada’s kelp. (Sea otters help, too.)
Emily Fulton spends a lot of time in a small boat cruising…